National Archives description Summary: Film shows US and South Korean POWs; movement of camouflaged trucks and tanks behind the lines; movement of camouflaged North Korean foot soldiers in wooded areas, wading and running across a stream; planning, map plotting , and briefing by combat troops in the field; firing of field artillery, and a strafing mission by US P-51s.
Reel 1: Series of MS's left FV camouflaged field artillery gun being fired by North Korean soldiers.
19' Several MCU's right RV field artillery gun being fired by North Koreans.
29' CU right FV camouflaged North Korean tank moving toward camera.
33' CU of camouflaged tanks moving toward camera.
38' MS to CU FV camouflaged tanks moving toward camera.
42' Several MS's left FV three field artillery guns being fired.
56' MS to MCU left FV row of camouflaged tanks passing out of scene to the left.
76' CU left FV, a North Korean talking on field telephone in wooded area.
96' CU FV North Korean soldier talking on field telephone--second soldier in left frame charting on a map, camera then pans down to map.
106' CU left TV two North Korean soldiers marking chart.
118' Left RV two North Korean soldiers.
122' CU left FV camouflaged hand weapons.
132' MS RV group of soldiers scanning hill with field glasses.
140' Several CU's group of North Korean camouflaged soldiers loading and raising field artiflery gun.
164' MS high angle of North Korean artillery crew carrying guns on a swivel base--all well camouflaged.
175' CU left FV two American POW's, seated.
200' CU left FV three American POW's.
210' CU left FV one American POW.
223' CU left FV two American POW's and one South Korean POW.
231' CU left FV seven American POW's.
245' CU left FV five American POW's.
260' CU FV two American POW's.
273' CU FV high angle, three Korean soldiers kneeling beside a map on the ground--one man looks through field glasses and points to map.
292' CU right FV mortar being loaded.
298' MS left SV three mortars in operation.
305' CU pan right, American POW's, sitting and standing.
333' MS right FV North Korean soldiers filing out of scene to the right.
341' MS group of North Korean soldiers--leader looking at a chart and pointing.
346' MS right SV several North Korean soldiers looking through field glasses from a ridge.
354' Several MS's North Korean soldiers running single file along the road.
372' Several MS's RV of a field artillery team firing a mortar.
393' CU of a pile of weapons, helmets, and other equipment.
400' Several CU's high angle of a large group of South Korean POW's.
423' MS high angle, an extremely large number of North Korean soldiers walking through a village.
435' Several MS's to CU's left FV camouflaged military vehicle pulling out of scene to the left past a row of other vehicles parked along road--several military personnel in right frame.
446' MS left FV camouflaged truck driving along road--soldiers walking in right frame.
449' CU RV camouflaged jeep meeting a camouflaged truck on road.
453' Several MS's to CU's right FV, several North Korean camouflaged vehicles crossing a bridge and leaving scene to the right.
549' CU left FV truck pulling an artillery gun out of scene to the left.
551' Several MS's left FV North Korean soldiers looking through field glasses.
556' LS right RV several North Korean troops running toward a stream of water.
563' CU left FV combat troop wading in stream.
577' MS right FV row of three Quonset type buildings.
582' MS to LS right RV several combat troops running down railroad track.
603' Several CU's to MS's right RV camouflaged motorcycle with sidecar crossing bridge.
626' MS to CU RV several camouflaged trucks crossing a bridge.
656' CU right RV high angle two camouflaged horse-drawn carts.
688' Several CU's right RV of several camouflaged trucks crossing bridge.
689' CU & MS North Korean soldier supervising civilians loading a truck.
702' Several MS's North Korean soldiers patrolling the streets in a small village.
7l6' CU right SV Korean soldier offering a Korean boy something to eat.
717' Camera run-off, out of focus.
720' CU left FV of building--several civilians standing in doorway, two North Korean soldiers nearby.
724' CU two men putting flags above door.
728' CU pan down to a sign in Korean language.
735' Several LS's of smoke coming from hills.
749' Sequence of shots of several North Korean soldiers wading across a stream.
773' Sequence of North Korean soldiers rowing boats across a stream.
790' Total footage in reel.
Reel 2: Sequence of shots of North Korean soldiers getting into boat, rowing across river, and getting out of boat.
32' Sequence of shots of North Korean soldiers walking along road.
60' MS right FV North Korean soldiers walking through woods and out of scene to the right.
78' Sequence of shots of camouflaged North Korean soldiers seated in woods being briefed by an officer.
115' Sequence of shots of North Korean soldiers walking through wooded area.
156' LS group of trees.
164' CU trunks of several trees--hills in bg.
166' Several MS's of wooded area burning beside a railroad track.
169' LS low angle, pan left with P-51 in flight.
183' Several LS's low angle, three P-51's strafing.
215' LS high angle, impact of strike on ground.
226' LS right RV low angle two P-51's shooting rockets while strafing--leave scene to the right.
230' CU right RV North Korean soldier with field glasses.
237' CU left SV North Koreans talking on field telephone.
242' MS left FV of an antiaircraft gun firing.
249' Total footage in reel. Fair to good"
National Archives Identifier: 66171